The Story of an Hour The Usage of Irony In the story of an hour, Kate Chopin uses a great amount of irony to accomplish many unexpected twists and turns. What Chopin is trying to make us understand through irony, is that freedom, in the 19th Century is something women are not entitled to; and the few who experience it, shall never lose it, for otherwise, their lives would feel as if they had died. ... Kate Chopin makes a very interesting connection with the feelings of the woman. Since Chopin had become a widow at a very young age too. Oscar Chopin, her husband, died in December of 188...

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